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AIVA vs Horch

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

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AIVA
Audio
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Horch
Audio
TaglineAI music composition tool that generates royalty-friendly tracks in 250+ styles with editable MIDI output.Privacy-first, on-device meeting assistant for macOS
CategoryAudioAudio
PricingFreemium· Free; Standard ~€11/mo, Pro ~€33/mo (billed yearly)Paid· One-time purchase: €49 once
ModelProprietary (AIVA)Whisper (local) for transcription; optional Ollama / MLX local LLMs for summarization
Editorial score8.1 / 10—
Use cases
music-generationsoundtrack-compositionmidi-exportroyalty-free-musiccontent-creator-audio
Confidential client meeting transcriptionAutomatic action-item extractionPer-contact relationship historyPre-meeting briefings from prior callsLocal Whisper transcription without cloud uploadFeeding meeting context into Claude or Cursor via MCPPersonal second-brain in MarkdownLegal, medical, or NDA-bound conversation notes
Pros
  • Editable MIDI output, not just a baked audio file
  • 250+ style presets plus custom style training
  • Clear copyright ownership on Pro tier
  • Long pedigree (since 2016, SACEM-recognised)
  • Real free tier with no credit card
  • Fully on-device by default — audio and transcripts never leave the Mac unless the user opts in
  • One-time €49 purchase instead of a recurring per-seat SaaS bill
  • Records at OS level so no bot appears in the meeting and any app (Zoom, Meet, Teams, in-person) works
  • Notes stored as plain Markdown in ~/Meetings — portable, greppable, Obsidian-friendly
  • Auto-generates action items, topic summaries, and per-person profiles from spoken content
  • MCP server exposes meeting history to Claude, Cursor, and other agent clients
  • Local Whisper transcription plus optional Ollama/MLX means you pick the summarizer
Cons
  • Instrumental only — no vocals or lyrics
  • No public API documented
  • Free and Standard tiers don't grant full copyright
  • Download caps on every tier
  • macOS only — no Windows, Linux, iOS, or web client
  • Local Whisper and summarization need a reasonably modern Apple Silicon Mac to feel fast
  • No cloud sync or team workspace, so sharing across a team requires bring-your-own storage
  • Small independent product without the integrations catalog of Fireflies, Otter, or Fathom
  • OS-level capture depends on macOS screen/audio permissions, which some corporate MDM setups block
Websiteaiva.aihorch.app
Pick AIVA if
  • ✅ Editable MIDI output, not just a baked audio file
  • ✅ 250+ style presets plus custom style training
  • ✅ Clear copyright ownership on Pro tier
  • ✅ Long pedigree (since 2016, SACEM-recognised)
Pick Horch if
  • ✅ Fully on-device by default — audio and transcripts never leave the Mac unless the user opts in
  • ✅ One-time €49 purchase instead of a recurring per-seat SaaS bill
  • ✅ Records at OS level so no bot appears in the meeting and any app (Zoom, Meet, Teams, in-person) works
  • ✅ Notes stored as plain Markdown in ~/Meetings — portable, greppable, Obsidian-friendly
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